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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-10
STATE OF TRADE.

The general tone OF business during the
past week has been cheerful.
The tendenty OF most OF the money markets
Of the coun ~ has been towards 6rmer ratts
on account OF an increased borrowing de
mand. Bat De an otts2t TO the existing ap-
Proclamation TO ~stringeacy In the east and
which would indicatc the belief on tie part
OF the huanciers that Il is oL,y a temporary
hardening Of discount rates Is the isst that
within the past week the state OF Missouri re-
ceiyed bids averaging atove par for her 80
per cent. 5 20 r~efuDdiug bonds sggregating
-, 700, 900. There have been fewer applica-
tons for renewal OF maturities and offerings
of local commercial paper Tor discount have
for the most part, been for comparativel,
euall amounts, while mercantile collections
have been on u liberal scale. The require.
ments Of the cotton and live stock regions
continue large, however, which tends 10 keep
Interest rates to all borrowers up to the range
OF ( TO 6 per cent.
Railroad earnings continue large, III fact
larger than ever before, but the unhealthy as
pect of the situation IL, that the percentage
of gross revenue that ia being absorbed by
operating expenses was never higher. This Is
due almost directly 70 traffic rate reductions,
which haze been and are still being made
without any reason other than that there are
more roads than business, and in the strife
the question OF the cost o. service has been
lost sight Of. Aud it may be said that the
situation VIII grow still more desperate, for
the new Illinois tariff schedule makes a re.
duction OF 20 TO 30 per cent. In all elasEes
and Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri
will, the roads expect, promptly conform 10
the Illinois basis, which Is pric icably that
which Was adopted in April last by the rail
ways for interstate traffic movements. New
erthelees, present earnings would return a
fair net yield on the actual value OF the rail
way properties, but they are not sufficient
under existing capitaliZ9tions, whicA are for
the most pfrt on the basis Of 6 good deal OF
worthless water and some value, instead OF
upon the basis Of earning power and oppor
tunity, IS they should oe.
Orders for anthracite cosl for next mouth
have been placed at 25 TO 50 cents below eur
rent rates.
Cotton goods are under a very noticeable
scarcity, and are advancing throughout the
whole list OF heavy goods and such articles ss
wsrps, cordagc, yarns, etc. Wool lie having
a better action and hrmer tone this month
than It has displayed tirce summer, but
wooden goods are quiet and featureless. COT
fee options have declined $4,000 points, the
greater losses beingin the more distant posi-
tons Implying a d~iscountinS Of favorable.
gone off a tr de.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-10
Cluster Chronicle.


Attempts have been MADE py inc
English Tory press to connect the re-
cent disturbances in London with the
sampaign which the Liberal party has
undertaken in behalf Of Ireland; but
dispassionate and intelligent observers
OF events in Great Britain will be IN
clined 10 look upon such demcnstra-
lions MS n natural result of the indifer-
ence ON the part of the government to
the suffering and depression through
out the kingdom. The cabinet has for
some time been aware of the distress
in London, but each appeal for AID has
been met with the promise that the
matter would have careful co1sidera-
ton. Studied indifference TO everything
but how best to retain its lease OF
power has been the characteristic OF
the Salisbury government ever since
ception.t is in
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-10
Maturity of Ensilage Corn.

John Gould says in the Press that the
maturing of ensilage corn has been car
ried to its farthest point in Ohio this
fall, and that not until September %
was silo pi.ting fairly under way. This
gave the fodder a chance to mature
more fully than yer before. The ex-
pectation from this venture IL hat the
silage win prove superior to any pre-
viously pitted. He noticed that many
of the ears of corn had even passed the
cooking stage and had become hard
and even denied. and vet the stalk
maintained its dark and lusty green.
The value Of such sllage cannot be
doubted, whatever may have been
charged against the half grown, grain
less fodder cut in August. which vas
once considered proper practice. The
slower filing gives the silage a chance
to settle, in which it is aided both by
it's own weight and the heating, the lat
Incorporating very helpful ia the close
and solid m tssing Of the fodder to .he
exclusion of ar. This air exclusion
seems TO be the important point in
sweet silage making, and numerous are
the ways now devised to accomplish
this, and avoid the greater cost of stone
and cement silos. This season the siIo
men are all shortening up the cut OF
their machines to ore-third and one
half inch lengths, and by this finer cut
the silage settles faster and takes On
heat more readily. The more mature
the fodder the slower it develops heat,
and this hardness is nearly overcome
by finer slicing
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-10
ASPKYXIATED.
Terrible Death Of a Father and Daughter,

Terrible Death Of a Father and Daughter.
Huron, Oak, Nov. 31.-Aboat 9 o'clock
this morning the neighbors OF john H.. Gowan,
living In the north part of the city, became
alarmed at not seeing any Of the Gowan fam.
lily about the house since Friday night, when
It was known that Mr.. Gowan and his
daughter Nellie were there at that time, Mrs.
Gowan having gone to The country some days
since. The curtains were down and doors
locked, and seeing no track in the snow about
the plscf. the neighbors called the city
marshall, who, failing 10 get q RESPONSE from
the inside burst open the door. On getting a
lght be discovered Mr. Gowan lying on TIE
foor dead, his feet held to the side 81 the bed
by the clothing. His daughter, Nellie, Was in
bfd on the opposite eide OF the room, but still
alive. There Was no FIRE f. the stove. On ex.
animation the people found all the hampers
turned so as 10 shut off the air passage to the
hue, thus forcing the smoke aud sulphur ont
into the room. Nhen physicians arrived they
pronounced II q case 81 aephySiation. MI.
Gowan's body was frozen solid. he must
have died Saturday night. The 81 | cannot
recover. Go~an was employed IN the car
shops and was an i4du.trlOus hard-TCrklug
man OF about fifty.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-10
THE DEyOTEES OF ANARCHY.

1t il not a strange coincidence that
those who defy and denounce the
wholesome and just laws of the state
are also arrayed in rebellion against
the divine law. Almost without excep-
ton the anarchists are imbued withinf-
del ideas. 1t is natural that men who
ayow their disbelief the divinity OF the
Decalogue, should not hesitate to COM
NIT murder, rob and declare their
hatred OF the family relation and of the
Sabbath. 1t is not TO be wondered at
that such men are impatient with every
moral restraint imposed by the law, and
that they are not less eager to over
throw the state than they are to tram
pie upon sacred things. In holding
fast rs q people to Christianity, we are
~sntreRching in the strongest fortress
possible, our civil liberties.
The freedom that conduces most to
happiness Is regulated by law; it is not
upregulated license. The law author
ICES the taking of life in self defense;
but gives no sanction to that act when
done for vengeance or plumber. Chris
tianity teaches the duties which one
citizen owes to another; respect for The
rights of person and property. While
it is possible for an infidel to be a good
and patriotic citizen, it is only SO by
reason Of obedience to the law founded
upon the principles first proclaimed by
the Divine lawgiver. The American
idea of equal rights is inextricably III
terwoven with the spirit which Christi
anity inculcates. These belong to thu
highest civilization which mankind il
capable of attaining. II our civil in
stitutions are to DO p~reserved--if the
American idea is not to be lost il
chaos, u Christian institutions mus
be cherished and strengthened by the
moral element of the people. In al
the conflicts for the preservation of oul
free institutions the church has beer
steadily loyal.
Unhappily there has arisen in thi;
country an element that disdains the
laws that define and protect liberty
which despises free government by the
people-which denounces the accumu.
lations Of patient labor and thrifty in
dustry as robbery, and demands that
the right to accumulate property and
the government that gives it protection
shall be overthrown, and social order
changed to disorder. This element il
not in the majority and does not claim
that it ever will be in the majority
nevertheless il insists on the right Il
destroy the safeguards which society
has provided for its protection--and t(
kill society.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-10
kAN3As CPrK, De-. 3

Edward Chadwick of South Lyons, Conn,
has been postmaster forty eight consecutive
years., and has seen postage reduced from %
to 2 cents.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-10
THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO, Dec, 3.
LIVE SIOCk.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-01-21
STATE NEWS.

Raleigh had big sale of tobacco on
Tuesday, and good prices were obtained,
some of the tobacco bringing $50 per
hundred.
Says the NeUs Observer of Wednesday
'Not since the day Miss Turlington's
dead body was found near Cary has there
been as much excitement on the streets
as there was yesterday on account of
what seemed to be authentic reports of
the capture of Bingham. Rumors that
certain Uelegraphic correspondence had
passed between Gov. Scales and detec.
tive who was reported to have discovered
Bingham's whereabouts, increased the
excitement and eagerness, and the ques-
ton of the day was: I: lis that so about
Bingham's having been discovered ?"
Nothing authentic was learned, though
it is certain that there has been, cores
pondence between the Governor and
some parties who are evidently in
possession of knowledge concerning
Bingham, and it seems that proper time
only is being awaited for his production.
The reports of his being near Asheville
are without foundation, but some state
ments to the effect that he is Low con-
eealed in some Northern asylum have
been made and circumstances in connec-
ton with kkese gtAtemeEl sae5h to, ,sg1,1ss
JfatiaBe them as being IN Va. rat Bfn8
ham has been captured by officers of the
law is not probable, but his whereabouts
are known is almost a certainty
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-01-21

There was always doubt as to the
efficacy and brilliancy of the military
services of Gen. William B. Hazen, late
chief of the United States Weather
Bureau. However, IN his obituary COL
umn they have the glow of fervfd ora
torical display and minute relation. The
deceased General was more than paper
warrior if he got off half the feats of arms
in the late war ascribed to him biograph.
ically.
Chicago is much walked up over the
fact that Miss Nina Clarke Van Zandt,
the young woman who is to marry Au.
gust Spies, the Anarchist, is a person of
fine features and form and a face of far
more than usual intelligence. She dresses
in the height of fashion, though taste
fully and without vulgar display.
Mrs. John Arthars, of Pittsburg, has
telegraphed Marriage Clerk Zegar, at
Chicago, to refuse license for the mar
riage of her granddaughter.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-01-21
HOUSE.

Mr.. PritcharJ, a bill to charter the
town of Hot Springs, in Madison county.
Mr.. Hoover, bill to require the peni-
tentiary authorities to send conYicte
home or to the place of their conviction.
The COMMITTEES on enrolled bills re-
ported the following bills as correctly en-
rolled and they were signed by the
Speaker: An act IN relation to the time
of holding the superior courts in the 10th
judicial district. An act to increase the
salaries of superior court judges.
Rhe resol luton of Ny EWsl Il a9Gi1S the
repeal of the evil service law was congid-
cred and argued at some length, alsubsti-
tute Of MT. Holt's being finally adopted
by a vete of 81 to, 81, The substitute
says the efforrs of President Cleveland
to elevate and purify the public service
of the United States government, meets
with the hearty appreciation of this Cen
eral Assembly.
Special order to alter the constitution
af North Carolina so as to provide for the
election of additional justices of the Su.
preme Court was taken up, and after
considerable debate was defeated by q
vote of $50 to 43. Mr.. Pearson voting
for, and Mr.. Wells against the bill.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-01-21
,s1rrvILLE soCIErlEs.

'SreAs GoE1mandery, No. 81. A. Porter Eminent
Commander; Jordan Stone, Secretary. Meets hrst
wednesday night in each month.
A:heriHe Chapter, r; A. A..G. H. Bell, High
Priest; 5. Hammershlag, Secretary. Meets
the second Wednesday night in each month.
M, Hcra0n L1dce. No. IFS, A.. F. & A. M
r. C. Fagg Worshipful Master; Fred. L. Jecobs
8 cretary Meets ;fhe 6rst Friday night in each
SlnGapanoa Lodgc, &. OF H., No. 646.--J \.
lartiman, Dictator; Jordan Stone, Secretary.
,ieets the first and third Monday nights in each
French Broad Council, No. 7O1, R. A.--Ellis
Lew, Regent: Jordan Stone, Secretary. Meets
ia the hall Of the Knights Of Honor on the second
R1Ii fDIifth Monday nights in each month
Ths Womcn's Missionary Society of the M. Z.
church, South, meet in the church classroom on on
the First Friday of every month at o'clock N.
The Beauty oftte West Lodge No. 40, r. a.
A. Y. a. Meets on the first and third Monday
nights in each month. James Lattmore,
Worshipful Master II. B. Brown, Secretary.
The Aslseut1e Public Library. over MIR. KEEP
ler's store, opposite Eagle Hotel, and next
dor to Tie Bank OF Ashevlile. Is open 10 D VS.
itors from 1s a. m. to l p. m. and from 4:SO to
$40 .. m.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-01-21
The GROWTH OF OUR SOUTHERN CITIES.
mi . mn /VY ~, P.t 900

The GROWTH OF OUR SOUTHERN CITIES.
The Danville (Va) Register ofthe 18th
contains an interview with Mr.. Hinton
A. Helper, general manager of Th" South
for North Carolina, a gentleman con.
stantly on the go from one place to an
other, and in a POSITION 10 LIIorUughly
understand and know the striking i'm
provement now going on throughout the
South. To several questions put to him
by the Register reporter, he said:
1.-THE entire South must abandon the
one crop idea before it can become pros
porous, homogeneous, or happy. How
many families do you suppose are in
debt to-day by following the one crop
system? Nearly every one, except very
few, who have learned by hard expert
ence, loss of time, and much money, that
the way to prosperity is in diverslfying
their labors. Take the cities and towns
to day which are prosperous, growing in
productive wealth, and commercial i'm
portance Birmingham, Ala; Montgom-
cry, Ala; AsheYille, n. c.; Charlotte,
N. c. In these places above mentioned
you will see thrift and enterprise. Farm
ers growing what they actually need,
merchants creating home market for
surplus productions, building improve
ments going on, cottages for the new
comers springing up, and business air
of prosperity prevailing everywhere.
off the lien law and the mortgage sys-
tenn could be forever eladicatedin in certain
portions of the South. there is no telling
where prosperity would begin or end.
"Capital is looking southward every
day. Take Birmingham, Alabama, and
Asheville, North Carolina, and see how
those places have grown during the past
three years. This is but drop in the
bucket in comparison to what will follow
in the future. One of the happiest
auguries as to our upbuilding in COM
mercial thrift and enterprise is the eager
desire of The railroads to penetrate our
country-to run into mineral fields over
fine farming lands and down to our coast
for outlets to foreign ports.
s'The constant inquiry being made by
English capitalists and the better class OF
emigrants regarding the South as field
for investment and homes, is alEo very
strong indication that the new South is
on a tidal wave of prosperity and
advancement"
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-01-21


News from abroad shows that the
peace of Europe passeth all under
standing.
Jay Gould is said to be suffering
from indigestion. Too much water
is liable to bring oE stomach
troubles.
We are still paying a hundred
and fifty millions in pensions and
interest on account of the war every
year ofour lives.
We want a.. Arithmetic that does
not count one dollar to the manu-
facturer, and the same as only fifty
cents to the farmer.
Minneapolis is growing fast, ac>
cording to her own showing. Last
year over 4, 900 buildings were eree-
ted, at cost of f$11, 100000,
If she State Legislature would
give the people a fair measure of
justice and honesty it would be beCS
ter than wrangling over national af.
fairs
1t Is not every State thatcap- have
a North Carolina House of Repre-
sentatives, but Michigan has organ
lied a company for the purpose of
herding skunks.
Minister McLane has been peti-
toned to visit England during the
jubilee, just because he danced with
England's Queen when. his father
was minister under Jackson.
Secretary Lamar is in such fine
spirits since his marriage and return
to Washington that he can venture
to tell a war story on Newspaper
Row without having a chestnut bell
rung on him.
Michael Davitt is in New York,
and bitterly criticises the action of
Henry George in the McGlynn case.
He thinks if the latter will go to
Rome he will come out triumphant
and be restored to st. Stephens par
ish.
There is no use trying to explain
natural phenomena nowadays. Ac-
cording to all reason the earth, in
stead of cracking in. Virginia at this
ttpe, should have opened in Indi-
ana, just about beneath the House
of Representatives.
In Indiana the decision that the
election Of Robertson as Lieutenant-
Governor is null and void ought to
result in giving control of the situa-
ton to the Democrats. We believe
that ii. will, for Indiana Democrats
are of the sort that sknow their
rights, and knowing. dare maintain
Them"
The Senate issiNk. It has bad
case. We hope to see the President
bring it round by nominating anr
other worthy negro, not a resident
of Washington, to be Recorder, and
by keeping on administering black
draught until his patient either
yieldst tr throws up all pretense to
having the political and social v ell
fare of the colored race at heart.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-01-21
Rpnarf,.l curn.

w. D. Hoyt & Co., Wholesale and Re-
tail Druggists of Rome. ga say We
have been selling Dr. Kings New Dis
coyery, Electric Bitters and Bucklen's
Arnica Salve for two years. Have never
handled remedies that sell as well or
give such universal satisfaction. There
eaye been some wonderful cures effected
by these medicines in this city. Several
cases of pronounced consumption have
been entirely cured by use ofa few bot
ties of DIR, Kings New Discovery, taken
in connection with Electric Bitters. We
guarantee them always. Sold by III. II.
Lyons.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-01-21
A GROWING EVIL.

n e0hOW1NG EVIL
We hear complaints made daily
at the manner in which the law for
carrying concealed weapons is en-
forced and the courts are held re-
sponsible for the non enforcement of
the law. When in fact the courts
are powerless in that the punish,
ment is so limited. All admit that
the courts promptly and properly
punish parties charged with larceny
why, simply because they have
thespoWer. A man can commit
the most outrageous assault
imaginable and the only punish
ment is fine or county Jail. While
a simple larceny of one chicken is
4 months in Jail or penitentiary at
discretion of the court. The law
prohibiting the carrying concealed
weapons, or assaults with deadly
weapons will prove a failure and
fruitless-so long as the courts are
limited in the punishment. The
statute against assaults with deadly
weapons and carrying concealed
weapons ought to be so amended
as to allow punishment by fine or
imprisonment in county Jail or pen
itentiary in the wise discretion of
the court.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-01-21
Rw INTERESTING READING MAT,
TER ON FOURTH PAGE.
DR.. Carter Berkley of Raleigh, was
in the city yesterday.


DR.. Carter Berkley of Raleigh, was
in the city yesterday.
Miss Fitzgerald, of Waynesville.
daughter of the late Rev. Mr.. Fitz-
gerald, died on Wednesday of con-
sumption.
Mr.. Mcintosh, of Waynesville,
Was in to see us last night. He
could give us no news Of special in.
terest in our leighboring town.
Col. Thad. Coleman leaves this
morning for Rutherfordton to join
Col. Moncure in the preliminary
examination of the extension of the
Carolina Central.
Mr.. J. NJ. Gudger, of Marshall,
was in the city yesterday. He says
the tobacco market of his burg is
good, with general fair sales and
good prices at both warehouses.
Mr.. Samuel G. Weldon, of the "Gem"
Bakery, who las been indisposed for the
past weeA has sufficiently recovered to
be at hiA post again. He defies the
world and the rest of mankind to beat
him in furniAhing good bread, cakes, sc.
Balmy and spring-like weather
yesterday, but just how far remote
from another blizzard is now more
than any one can tell since Gen.
Hazen has departed this hemis-
phere.
Messrs. Murray and Lance are
snugfy enscopced IL their new.
CHARTERS in the ole Bank room, Wes-
ern Hotel building. Tho sell every
thing from a cross-cut saw to a pin
hook. Call and see them.
Don't lose your chance to get the
one dozen cabinet size photos made
by Mr.. Lindsey, by guessing at the
population OF Asheville. Register
open at Grant & Roseberry's.
The funeral services of Mrs. Wal
do Ballard took place yesterday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Mr..
Carroll offici tting. The remains
were accompanied to the cemetery
by large number OF friends of the
family.
The fact that Lieut.. Greeley, of
Arctic notoriety, is probably to sue
coed Gen. Razen in the manage
ment of the weather bureau will
cause the whole country to trem-
BILE lest he will run the win
ter into the spring-just to have
a continued taste of Arctic yea her,
yer know.
In Henry Georges most recent
article he takes the ground that
man cannot rishtfu,ly hold proper
ty in land because it is the gift OF the
Creator. Who, then, may right
fully own living things-horses,
COWS dogs and other animals which
are the creators superior gifts in
that they are animated and sentient?
Hon. w. c. " hitthorne, dem, was
elected forQhe short tarm to the Uni
ted States Senate by the Tennessee
Legislature on Wednesday. The
balIetting for the long term contin-
ues without any decisive result, the
Democratic caucus having so far
failed to nominate any one. The
29lh ballot Wednesday night stood
Bate 80, Marks 30, House IL, Sneed
9, Rose 3. The Republicans are
voting for Alf. Taylor.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-01-21
WIrH MANY THANKS

For the liberal custom given us, all last
year and especially during December,
we hope to deserve continuance of the
same. We haYe tried to carry a line of
goods that would please all. Though
while of necessity the very new and
choice articleswould seem expensive, we
have asked bat reasonable profit on
hem. and tried to offer good variety at
all prices Knowing that articles of real
meritor artistic beauty are duly apprecia-
ted here we hope to carry better line
than ever before. also in Crockery ard
Glassware in gil trades.
j. IL. Law,
South Main street